Like the drugs at the heart of the late Harvey Wratton’s empire, The Shadow Line has become addictive in a slow, almost sneaky manner. After an unhurried, take-it-or-leave it start, it has insidiously built up to the point where now, three episodes in, it has become impossible to break free of its grip.
The principal problem with The Shadow Line is its identity crisis. At times, it’s a fascinating noir-ish thriller; at others, it feels like an unwieldy Shakespearian melodrama that has somehow lost its way en route to the RSC and found itself on the telly instead.
Appropriately, given that it begins with the discovery of a body, the opening episode of The Shadow Line moves at a pace that’s almost funereal, although that isn’t to say it’s boring.
Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who) plays Joseph Bede in The Shadow Line, Hugo Blick’s new conspiracy thriller which “delves into the heart of human morality”, coming to BBC Two next week.
Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who) has described Hugo Blick’s upcoming conspiracy thriller The Shadow Line as “a meditation on morality”.
BBC Two have released a new trailer for the channel’s Original British Drama this Spring, featuring clips from United, The Shadow Line, The Crimson Petal And The White, The Hour and The Night Watch.
Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who) plays drug dealer Joseph Bede in The Shadow Line, Hugo Blick’s sophisticated and gripping conspiracy thriller which delves into the heart of human morality, coming to BBC Two in May.
Created by Jimmy McGovern (Cracker, The Street), legal drama Accused will return to BBC One for a second series of four episodes in 2012.
Former Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston has been cast in new BBC Two serial The Shadow Line.